Trail runners and electric mountain bikers keep the Alps in business
In the Alps, 11 French and Swiss communes are developing all-year-round tourism.
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Cisse admits Senegal given World Cup lesson by England
Senegal coach Aliou Cisse bemoaned his team's defensive lapses after England brushed the African champions aside 3-0 in the World Cup last 16 on Sunday, admitting there had been a gulf in quality.
Stunned Uruguay win but dumped out of World Cup on goals scored
AL WAKRAH, Qatar: Giorgian de Arrascaeta netted twice in six minutes as a resurgent Uruguay beat Ghana 2-0 on Friday (Dec 2) in a battle for their World Cup survival, only to crash out agonisingly on goals scored after South Korea's shock win over Portugal. In Group H deciders that went right down to the wire, Uruguay had one foot in the last 16 before South Korea scored in stoppage time to go through by virtue of notching one goal more than the South Americans over their three matches. Uruguay had left themselves with a mountain to climb, with their cast of big-name strikers unable to find the net in their opening games, leading to their first group-stage exit in two decades. "Without doubt, we did everything we could. We paid dear," said De Arrascaeta. "We are sad because we left our all in this game, we scored goals and the outcome didn't depend on us, it left us out." Veteran striker Luis Suarez, playing in his fourth World Cup, was recalled to the team as captain and was instrumental in both of the goals. At the final whistle, he was inconsolable and in tears after Uruguay's fate was sealed. With South Korea tied with Portugal late in their match and Uruguay two goals up, La Celeste looked almost certain to go through before the pendulum swung agonisingly in the direction of South Korea.
Traditional gold leaf craft and gastronomy: the magic of Japan
Kanazawa, like many Japanese cities, is the perfect combination of modernity and tradition.
'Huge challenge ahead of us': Victory against Portugal vital for winless South Korea at World Cup
DOHA: South Korea come into their last World Cup group match on Friday (Dec 2) winless, but still have a mathematical shot of progressing to the knockout stage if they beat Portugal.
The EU’s first ‘ecocide’ trial: toxic chemicals found in French homes
Grézieu-La-Varenne, a small town in Eastern France, has unexpectedly become part of an international environmental debate. After dangerous levels of pollution were uncovered, a criminal ‘ecocide’ investigation is underway, the first of its kind in the EU.
Hiking by day, wine by night: Plan an active trip to Montenegro while it’s still under the radar
Butterflies still clung to my life jacket as our raft upended us into the rushing waters of the Tara River. An unexpected dunking hadn’t been on my Montenegro itinerary, but more on that later.
Mexico find way to end fifth-game curse - not making the fourth
LUSAIL, Qatar : They call it "la maldicion del quinto Partido" – the curse of the fifth game - but for the first time in the last eight World Cups Mexico depart without even having a shot at ending it after a 2-1 win over Saudi Arabia left them in third place and out.